Modular Cable Straightening Rollers for Multi-Directional Bends
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable straightening systems can only press cables in a single radial direction, which is insufficient for effectively straightening cables with bent portions that may occur due to winding.
Innovation Solution
A cable straightening device comprising multiple connected units with rows of rollers and adjustable mounting frames that allow pressing in different radial directions, enabling alignment of center lines between adjacent units to increase the straightening path length and improve straightening effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a single cable straightening unit is used, then the device structure is simple, but the straightening effectiveness is insufficient for cables with bent portions
Solution Approach 1:
The cable straightening device is divided into multiple cable straightening units connected in series, each unit containing rollers that press the cable from different radial directions. This segmentation allows the system to progressively straighten bent portions through multiple pressing stages, improving straightening effectiveness while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple cable straightening units are connected in series, then the straightening effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cable straightening units are merged into a single integrated device with common support structures and coordinated roller arrangements. The units work together in sequence, with each unit contributing to the overall straightening process by pressing from different radial directions, achieving enhanced straightening effectiveness through combined action while sharing structural components to limit complexity growth.
3Manufacturing precision
If the pressing path is extended by connecting multiple units, then the straightening effectiveness is improved, but the device length increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of extending the pressing path in a single linear direction, the multiple cable straightening units are arranged to press the cable from different radial directions. This dimensional change allows the pressing path to effectively extend in multiple directions simultaneously, increasing the total pressing distance and straightening effectiveness without proportionally increasing the device's linear footprint.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively straightens cables by allowing pressing in multiple radial directions, improving the straightening effect and accommodating cables of various diameters through adjustable mechanisms.
Implementation Method 1
The cable is pressed by the rows of rollers while passing through the pressing path
Implementation Method 2
The cable is pressed by the rows of rollers while passing through the pressing path
Data Source
AI summary
A cable straightening device includes a plurality of cable straightening units connected in series. Each of the cable straightening units includes a base, a pair of rows of rollers mounted on the base and cooperating with each other to define a pressing path extending in a row direction, and a mounting frame disposed on at least one end of a pair of opposite ends of the base in the row direction. A cable is pressed by the rows of rollers while passing through the pressing path. Any two adjacent cable straightening units are assembled together at the mounting frame of each so that center lines of the pressing paths of two adjacent cable straightening units are aligned with each other.